There was huge excitement when a supposedly lost work by Stravinsky was rediscovered in 2015. His Funeral Song was composed in 1908 as a memorial tribute to his teacher Rimsky-Korsakov, but as ...

Stravinsky’s sacrificial tale is given an intriguing Indian classical spin More than 100 years on from its creation, The Rite of Spring still holds dancemakers in thrall. The raw power of Stravinsky’s ...

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It’s 10 in the morning on a Thursday in mid-November. I’m heading to the Berlin Philharmonie to catch the final rehearsal of The Rite of Spring, which will be performed along with Stravinsky’s Roi des ...

Music historian Richard Witts focuses on the notorious opening of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring in 1913 and its role in music of the city that year. Show more In a year of extraordinary cultural ...

Francois-Xavier Roth directs Les Siècles in the first period-instrument performance at the Proms of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, marking the work's centenary anniversary. Scenes from ballets by ...

The historical context lends particular interest to this release by Canadian wunderkind Yannick Nézet-Séguin: the American premiere performance and recording of The Rite of Spring were both by the ...